In this episode James & Cara discuss the week's developments in the indie world and James starts an experiment to see if AI translation service Scribeshadow can do a good enough job on his novels to launch them in France with no human intervention.Support the show
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032 - Writing in a Series for Optimal Sales
In this episode James & Cara discuss the latest developments in the world of publishing and they discuss how to write in a series or serial to maximise book sales.Support the Show and get exclusive benefits by joining our Patreon:https://www.indiewritersclub.com/supportSupport the show
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031 - Patreon Launch
It's your chance to become a part of the IWC and help us stay on air. Head to indiewritersclub.com/support to sign up.Support the show
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030 - Did Meta Steal Your Book?
We discuss the use by Meta of pirated versions of books to build their AI. And we talk about our own action points from the fabulous Ireland's Publishing Show.Useful links:Check if your book has been pirated on LibGen:https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/03/search-libgen-data-set/682094/Free PDF - Five Immediate Actions Indie Authors Should Take:https://www.indiewritersclub.com/fiveactionsThe Self Publishing Show Live - London June 25thhttps://www.learnselfpublishing.com/spsliveGuardian Article in response to Bill Bryson comments:https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/mar/21/more-are-published-than-could-ever-succeed-are-there-too-many-books?CMP=share_btn_urlSunday Times article in response to Bill Bryson comments ($):https://www.thetimes.com/article/bbf57595-f4e3-412c-a96d-9012f1b4a9b8Support the show
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029 - Does AI Hate Your Novel?
In this episode Cara and James road test a new AI manuscript analysis tool from seasoned experts, ProWritingAid. The results were...unexpected.Try out the tool yourself: indiewritersclub.com/pwaSupport the show
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